th ESCAP/WMO Session Report Typhoon Committee Honolulu, Hawaii, USA • 48 22-25 February 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Forty-Eighth Session of Typhoon Committee PART I – DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE 1 PART II – PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE 3 ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION I. 3 Opening of the Session (agenda item 1) II. REPORT ON CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE (agenda 7) 3 III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS (agenda item 2) 4 IV. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (agenda item 3) 4 TECHNICAL PRESENTATION (agenda item 4) 4.1 Summary of the 2015 typhoon season 4.2 Verification of tropical cyclone operational forecast in 2015 typhoon season 4.3 Cross cutting Projects V. 4 • Synergized Standard Operating Procedures for Coastal Multi-Hazards Early Warning System (SSOP) • Other cross-cutting projects 4.3 Other technical presentations REPORT ON TC’S KEY ACTIVITIES AND OVERVIEW SUMMARY OF MEMBERS’ VI. 6 REPORTS (agenda item 5) REVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF RSMC TOKYO AND AMENDMENTS OF TOM (agenda 6) VII. 6.1 Review of the activities of RSMC Tokyo 2015 by the RSMC Tokyo 6 6.2 Typhoon Committee Operational Manual (TOM) VIII. REPORTS OF TC WORKING GROUPS AND TRCG (agenda 8) 8 IX. REPORTS OF THE TCS AND AWG (agenda 9) 19 REVIEW OF THE LONG TERM MECHANISM FOR TC SECRETARY X. 20 APPOINTMENT (agenda 10) XI. PUBLICATIONS (agenda 11) 20 XII. PROGRAMME FOR 2017 AND BEYOND (agenda item 12) 21 COORDINATION WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE WMO TROPICAL CYCLONE XIII. 21 PROGRAMME (agenda item 13) SUPPORT REQUIRED FOR THE COMMITTEE’S PROGRAMME (agenda item 14) 14.1-Technical Cooperation XIV. 14.2-In-kind Contributions 23 14.3-Typhoon Committee Trust Fund (TCTF) 14.4-Approval of Typhoon Committee Trust Fund 2016 XV. DATE AND PLACE FOR THE 11TH INTEGRATED WORKSHOP (agenda item 15) 24 XVI. HOSTING OF THE 12th Integrated Workshop/3rd TRCG Forum (agenda item 16) 24 XVII. DATE AND PLACE FOR THE 49th TC Session (agenda item 17) 24 XVIII. HOSTING OF THE 50th TC Session (agenda item 18) 24 XIX. OTHER BUSINESS (agenda item 19) 24 XX. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT (agenda item 20) 24 XXI. CLOSURE OF THE SESSION 24 REPORT OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF TYPHOON COMMITTEE Honolulu, Hawaii 22– 25 February 2016 PART I – DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE 1. The Committee decided to: a. Approve the recommendations submitted by Credential Committee as provided in the Appendix III. b. Approve the Typhoon Committee Operational Manual (TOM) with the amendments provided in the Appendix XIII. c. Approve the recommendations submitted by Working Group on Meteorology (WGM) as expressed in paragraph 55. d. Approve the recommendations submitted by Working Group on Hydrology (WGH) as expressed in paragraph 70. e. Approve the recommendations submitted by Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (WGDRR) as expressed in paragraph 80. f. Approve the recommendations submitted by Training and Research Coordination Group (TRCG) as expressed in paragraph 87. g. Approve the recommendations submitted by Typhoon Committee Secretariat (TCS) as presented in paragraph 96. h. Approve the recommendation submitted by the AWG as expressed in paragraph 102, and request TCS, in consultation with AWG, to develop and send invitation letters to Members for nomination of AWG Chair and Vice-Chairs by 30 April, 2016 with nominations received by 31 July, 2016, and the list of candidates to be sent out by 31 October, 2016. i. Request AWG to consider the addition of AWG members and report back at the next Session. j. Request AWG and TCS to further consult Members on the Long Term Appointment Mechanism of TC Secretary and to develop a proposal to be presented for approval at the next Session. k. Approve the Terms of Reference (TOR) and composition of the Organizing Committee (OC) of EXOTICCA, as provided in Appendix XXVI. l. Request OC further develop terms and conditions and report back to the next Session. m. Request TCS to improve the TC website, including a portal website to share forecast products and information as proposed by AWG and to serve as a platform for the Members and provide better support. n. Request TCS to evaluate the effectiveness of the activities in the Committee, with the target to develop Members’ capacity. o. Approve BUALOI as replacement names for RAMMASUN in the list of the names of tropical cyclones. p. Approve retirement of KOPPU, MELOR, SOUDELOR and MUJIGAE and request TCS to issue letters to relevant Members (Japan, Malaysia, USA and DPR Korea) requesting the TC48 FINAL REPORT –1 replacement names in accordance with the Committee’s procedure. q. Request TCS to send to Members a request to nominate a focal point for the development of Strategic Plan 2017-2021 and AWG to prepare a proposal for the new Strategic Plan to be presented to the next Session, for approval. r. Approve the 2016 Budget as presented below (see Appendix XXIV for detail): 2016 By Group Proposed TCS 33,000.00 TRCG 23,000.00 WGM 27,000.00 WGH 24,000.00 WGDRR 20,000.00 AWG 3,000.00 TOTAL 130,000.00 Plus Special Request Budget for WGs 10,000.00 Total 10,000.00 Total Proposed Budget plus Special Request Budget 140,000.00 s. Request AWG to review the budgeting process including the transfer of funds between special budget and regular budget and the information to be included on the accounting report at the annual Session. t. Request TCS, in consultation with TC Chair and AWG, to develop and send out letters to Members for proposals of hosting the next TCS. u. Accept the kind offer of Philippines to host the 11th IWS tentatively on 24-28 October. Request TCS to confirm with Philippines the final dates and place, and circulate to Members. Request TCS to work with WG’s Chairs on the theme for the 11th IWS. v. Accept the kind offer of Republic of Korea to host the 12th IWS/3rd TRCG Forum. w. Accept the kind offer of Japan to host the 49th Session of TC, tentatively on 20-23 February 2017. Request TCS to confirm the final dates and place, and circulate to Members. x. Accept the kind offer of Viet Nam to host the 50th Session of TC and request AWG to consider the possibility of organizing some special events for the 50th Anniversary of TC. y. Request TCS to solicit Members to provide a list of links to their information, data and forecast products to be shared. TC48 FINAL REPORT –2 PART II – PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE I. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION 2. The Forty-Eighth Session of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (TC) was held at the Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, from 22 to 25 February 2016. 3. The Session was attended by 68 participants from 10 of 14 Members of the Typhoon Committee, namely: China; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Macao, China; Malaysia; Philippines; Republic of Korea; Thailand; the United States of America (USA); and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. Representatives of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Typhoon Committee Secretariat (TCS) also attended the Session. An address was given by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) through video-recording. 4. The Session was attended by observers from Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), University of Hawaii, Sun Yat Sen University of China and Tohoku University of Japan. The list of participants is given in Appendix I. Opening of the Session (agenda item 1) 5. The Session was declared open at 09:30 am on Monday, 22 February 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii in the presence of the Members’ representatives. Mr. Raymond TANABE, Pacific Region Director from National Weather Service (NWS) of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in representation of Ms. Courtney DRAGGON, Director of the National Weather Service International Activities Office, NOAA, officiated the opening ceremony. 6. The following welcoming addresses were delivered at the opening ceremony by: a. Mr. Raymond TANABE, Pacific Region Director, NOAA. b. Mr. Peter HIRAI, Deputy Director of Department of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu. c. Mr. YU Jixin, Secretary of the Typhoon Committee. d. Mr. Taoyong PENG, Representative of WMO. e. Mrs. Shamika SIRIMANNE, Representative of ESCAP. f. Mr. Raymond TANABE on behalf of Ms. Courtney DRAGGON, Director of the National Weather Service International Activities Office, NOAA. 7. The above-mentioned statements are provided in Appendices II.a, II.b, II.c, II.d, II.e and II.f, respectively. 8. Dr. Roman L. KINTANAR Award for Typhoon related Disaster Mitigation was to be presented by Mr. YU Jixin, Secretary of Typhoon Committee. The Committee was informed that the TCS received no nominations for this year’s award. II. REPORT ON CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE (agenda item 7) 9. Mr. LEI XiaoTu, Chair of Working Group of Meteorology (WGM), Mr. Yoshio TOKUNAGA, Chair of Working Group of Hydrology (WGH) and Dr. Jaehyun SHIM, Chair of Working Group of Disaster Risk Reduction (WGDRR) were appointed as members of the Credential Committee. TC48 FINAL REPORT –3 10. Dr. Jaehyun SHIM, Chair of WGDRR was appointed Chairperson of Credential Committee and presented the Summary Report of the Credential Committee, which can be consulted at Appendix III. III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS (agenda item 2) 11. Mr. Raymond TANABE, Pacific Region Director, NOAA was elected Chairperson and Dr. Toshihiko HASHIDA, Director-General, Forecast Department of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) was elected Vice-Chairperson of the Committee. Mr. Kenneth KLEESCHULTE, Meteorologist/Hydrology Focal Point of NWS Guam (NOAA), was elected Chairperson of the Drafting Committee. IV. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (agenda item 3) 12. The Committee adopted the agenda as shown in Appendix IV. V. TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS (agenda item 4) 4.1 Summary of the 2015 Typhoon Season 13.